The spot-throated woodcreeper (''Certhiasomus stictolaemus'') is a species of

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in the

Dendrocolaptinae The woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptinae) comprise a subfamily of suboscine passerine birds endemic to the Neotropics. They have traditionally been considered a distinct family Dendrocolaptidae, but most authorities now place them as a subfamily of the ...

subfamily. It is the only species in the genus ''Certhiasomus'' (i.e. the genus is

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). It was formerly included in ''Deconychura'' together with the

long-tailed woodcreeper The long-tailed woodcreeper (''Deconychura longicauda'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is monotypic within ''Deconychura'', but formerly this genus also included the spot-throated woodcreeper.Derryberry, E., S. Claram ...

, but the two are not closely related.Derryberry, E., S. Claramunt, R. T. Chesser, A. Aleixo, J. Cracraft, R. G. Moyle & R. T. Brumfield. 2010. ''Certhiasomus'', a new genus of woodcreeper (Aves: Passeriformes: Dendrocolaptidae). Zootaxa 2416:44-50. It is found in

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Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

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, and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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s. It has three subspecies: * ''Certhiasomus stictolaemus secundus'' of Southern Colombia, Southern Venezuela; South Amazonas, NE Ecuador, NE Peru, NW Brazil; east to Rio Negro & Rio Madeira * ''Certhiasomus stictolaemus clarior'' of Brazil: from Rio Negro east to Amapá, French Guiana, Guyana * ''Certhiasomus stictolaemus stictolaemus'' of Brazil: south of Amazon from Rio Madeira east to lower Rio Tocantins & Maranhão & south to northern Mato Grosso

References

* BirdLife International 2004.
Deconychura stictolaema

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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spot-throated woodcreeper The spot-throated woodcreeper (''Certhiasomus stictolaemus'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is the only species in the genus ''Certhiasomus'' (i.e. the genus is monotypic). It was formerly included in ''Deconychura'' ...

Birds of the Amazon Basin

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